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| | Poll : February | Spend on health & safety in your organisation in 2012 will be?
- Lower than in 2011
- Roughly the same as in 2011
- More than in 2011
| | This is an anonymous poll for statistical purposes only |
| Last Month's Poll
Are you in favour or proposals to reduce the number of workplace safety inspections?Yes - 25% No - 75%  |
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PAT testing frequency advice
June 1st 2009 Businesses generally know that they
have a legal obligation to carry out
Portable Appliance Testing (PAT
Testing) on their equipment but
often fail to recognise what
constitutes a portable appliance and
how often it should be tested.
Electrical safety can be viewed in
exactly the same way as any other
type of building maintenance and it
is a company's responsibility to see
that it is done regularly. A fixed
appliance can be classified as any
appliance that is hand-held or can be
moved while connected to an
electricity supply, via a lead and a
plug. This encompasses everything
from a toaster to a photocopier, a
hair-dryer to a vacuum cleaner.
If in doubt contact an electrical
safety specialist such as Intersafe.
The company's engineers will not
only carry out PAT testing for your
company but also Periodic
Inspection Testing as well. |
